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Review Article: Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Obese Patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015
The MEDLINE database was searched using the key words: ‘obesity’ and ‘knee arthroplasty’. 41 articles focused on the topic were reviewed; most studies were prospective case series (providing low-level evidence) and 3 were systematic reviews.
E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan
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A Dual-Pivot Pattern Simulating Native Knee Kinematics Optimizes Functional Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2017
Background Kinematics after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have been studied for decades; however, few studies have correlated kinematic patterns to patient reported outcomes.
Deckard, Evan R., Ishmael, Marshall K., Meneghini, R. Michael, Ziemba-Davis, Mary   +3 more
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Nontraumatic fracture of the polyethylene tibial post in a bi-cruciate stabilized total knee prosthesis

Arthroplasty Today, 2019
Tibial post fracture in total knee arthroplasty is a rare but disabling complication. The authors report a case of a nontraumatic fracture of the polyethylene tibial post in a patient with a bi-cruciate stabilized Journey total knee arthroplasty system ...
Daan Renson, MD, Wouter Lenaerts, MD, Johan Feyen, MD   +2 more
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Intra-Operative Experience using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Based Patient Specific Cutting Guides during Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2016
Background. The incidence of malalignment in total knee arthroplasty(TKA) using conventional instrument has beenreported as high as 25%. A relatively new TKA system involvesthe use of a preoperative magnetic resonance image(MRI) to obtain accurate ...
Albrecht, Ryan K., Bhargava, Tarun, Chong, Alexander C.M., Wooley, Paul H.   +3 more
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Radiotherapy inducing total knee prosthetic component loosening for recurrent pigmented villonodular synovitis following joint replacement

Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a rare condition. We reported a case of PVNS following TKA; initially, arthroscopic synovectomy was performed; however, recurrence of PVNS happened.
Ko-Ta Chen, Jan-Show Chu, Chian-Her Lee
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Computational medical imaging for total knee arthroplasty using visualitzation toolkit [PDF]

, 2015
This project is presented as a Master Thesis in the field of Civil Engineering, Biomedical specialization. As the project of an Erasmus exchange student, this thesis has been under supervision both the Universite Livre de Bruxelles and the Universitat ...
Romero Sánchez, José Javier
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Smoking is associated with higher short-term risk of revision and mortality following primary hip or knee arthroplasty: a cohort study of 272,640 patients from the Dutch Arthroplasty Registry

Acta Orthopaedica
Background and purpose: Patients actively smoking at the time of primary hip or knee arthroplasty are at increased risk of direct perioperative complications.
Joris Bongers, Maartje Belt, Anneke Spekenbrink-Spooren, Katrijn Smulders, B Willem Schreurs, Sander Koeter   +5 more
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Acute arterial occlusion after total knee arthroplasty: a case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2017
Key Clinical Message Popliteal artery occlusion after total knee arthroplasty is rare (0.03–0.17%) but can lead to amputation if overlooked. We should carefully assess vascular patency by Doppler ultrasound and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI ...
Kei Inomata, Ichiro Sekiya, Koji Otabe, Tomomasa Nakamura, Masafumi Horie, Hideyuki Koga, Toshifumi Watanabe, Takeshi Muneta   +7 more
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Managing Prolonged Pain After Surgery: Examining the Role of Opioids. [PDF]

, 2018
A notable minority of patients experience persistent postsurgical pain and some of these patients consequently have prolonged exposure to opioids. Risk factors for prolonged opioid use after surgery include preoperative opioid use, anxiety, substance ...
Pozek, John-Paul J., Schwenk, Eric S., Viscusi, Eugene R.   +2 more
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Are people following hip and knee arthroplasty at greater risk of experiencing a fall and fracture? Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Falls are a major challenge for older people and are a significant source of mortality and morbidity. There has been uncertainty as to whether people with total hip (THA) or knee (TKA) arthroplasty have a greater risk of falls and ...
A Lalmohamed, A Soison, A Swinkels, A Swinkels, AH Zwart de, AL Doré, D Culliford, D Evans, D Prieto-Alhambra, D Prieto-Alhambra, D Prieto-Alhambra, DM Kennedy, DW Lowdon, E Lungu, H Ikutomo, H Matsumoto, H Miki, Health Quality Ontario, JP Browne, L Shan, LD Gillespie, M Esch van der, M Majewski, M. Pearson, MJ Bade, MT Do, National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK), P Levinger, QZ Chang, RA Washburn, S Muraki, S. K. Latham, T. O. Smith, V Vennu, Y Khatib   +34 more
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